Convolvulaceae
Bayhops
Ipomoea pes-caprae
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Strandpatat
- Arabic
- سلك التليفون, سكار
- Chinese
- 厚藤, 马鞍藤, 馬鞍藤
- English
- Bayhops, Beach morning glory/Goat's Foot, Beach morning glory, Goat foot, Goat's foot, Goats foot, Railroad vine, Tropical beach morning glory
- Hawaiian
- Pohuehue, Puhuehue, Pōhuehue
- Hebrew
- לְפוּפִית רֶגֶל-הָעֵז
- Russian
- Ипомея козье копытце
- Tamil
- அடம்பு
Synonyms
- Batatas maritima (R.Br.) Bojer
- Convolvulus bauhiniifolius Salisb.
- Convolvulus biglandulosus Stokes
- Convolvulus bilobatus Roxb.
- Convolvulus brasiliensis L.
- Convolvulus capripes Stokes
- Convolvulus pes-caprae L.
- Convolvulus retusus Colla
- Convolvulus rotundifolius Schumach. & Thonn.
- Ipomoea aegopoda St.-Lag.
- Ipomoea biloba Forssk.
- Ipomoea bilobata var. emarginata (Hallier f.) R.O.Williams
- Ipomoea brasiliensis (L.) Sweet
- Ipomoea brevipes Moc. & Sessé ex Choisy
- Ipomoea maritima R.Br.
- Ipomoea orbicularis Elliott
- Ipomoea pes-caprae f. albiflora B.C.Stone
- Ipomoea pes-caprae f. albiflora Domin
- Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr.
- Ipomoea pes-caprae var. brasiliensis (L.) A.St.-Hil.
- Ipomoea pes-caprae var. emarginata Hallier f.
- Ipomoea pes-caprae var. perunkulamensis P.Umam. & P.Daniel
- Ipomoea rotundifolia G.Don
- Latrienda brasiliensis Raf.
- Plesiagopus brasiliensis Raf.
- Plesiagopus cuneifolia Raf.
- Plesiagopus maritima Raf.
- Plesiagopus rotundifolia Raf.
- Plesiagopus sovana Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 2,478 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: David George, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Meng-Ying Tsai, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: prodewald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Drajay1976, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.